Player Career

Nick Wilson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Nick Wilson story

Nick Wilson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Fresno, CA wearing No. 28, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Nick Wilson's career was his backfield work: 3,034 rushing yards, 552 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 159 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Arizona. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 159 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona.

The arc is straightforward: Nick Wilson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Arizona

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonArizona1,46556.131.6
2014 Regular SeasonArizona1,46556.131.60
2015 Regular SeasonArizona77749.424.8-688
2016 Regular SeasonArizona33151.620.7-446
2017 PostseasonArizona62046.318.3289
2017 Regular SeasonArizona62046.318.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Utah

Week 13 · W 42-10 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

218

Scrimmage Yards

98.5 takeover

218 scrimmage yards and 35.1 usage.

#2

@ Nevada

Week 2 · W 44-20

213

Scrimmage Yards

96.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

213 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.

#3

vs BYU

Week 1 · L 16-18

149

Scrimmage Yards

94.2 takeover

Loss with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

149 scrimmage yards and 41.3 usage.

#4

vs Arizona State

Week 14 · W 42-35 · Conference game

178

Scrimmage Yards

86.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

178 scrimmage yards and 46.2 usage.

#5

vs UCLA

Week 7 · W 47-30 · Conference game

135

Scrimmage Yards

84.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

135 scrimmage yards and 31.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Arizona

1,465 primary output · 56.1 efficiency · 31.6 usage

78.3

#2

2014 Regular Season · Arizona

78.3

1,465 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 31.6 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Arizona

58.2

777 primary · 49.4 efficiency · 24.8 usage

Milestones

14

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

11

2+ TD games